Monday 13 February 2012 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead
India extends moratorium on certain projects

It has extend the moratorium on developmental projects in critically polluted industrial clusters till October 31

New Delhi: The Environment Ministry on Tuesday announced that it will extend the moratorium on developmental projects in critically polluted industrial clusters till October 31.

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 43 industrial clusters in various states as critically polluted, based on the parameters related to incidence of pollution in water, land and air, reports IANS.

The government imposed a temporary moratorium on January 1 on consideration of developmental projects, including the projects in the pipeline for clearance, in these clusters till August 30. The states were asked to submit to the CPCB by July 31 a remediation plan to check the pollution.

"Of the 43 critically polluted industrial clusters, we have received remediation action plans from 27. The CPCB has evaluated nine of these. The moratorium has been extended to October 31," Ramesh said.

He said that several states have started implementing remediation plans and the Ministry will soon lift the moratorium on these clusters.
 

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